List of original characters

A list of all Coronation Street characters who were seen in the show on a regular basis when it began in 1960. Sorted by departure date, with most recent first. William Roache was the only cast member to remain until the show's 50th Anniversary in 2010 as Ken Barlow. In May 2011, Philip Lowrie returned in the role of Dennis Tanner, making Ken not the only surviving original character in the series.

Although Arthur Lowe left the series in 1965, he continued in the role of Leonard Swindley in spin-off Pardon the Expression.

Of the original cast, only William Roache, Alan Rothwell, Philip Lowrie, Ernst Walder, Anne Cunningham and Doreen Keogh are still alive, and of those, only Alan Rothwell's character (David Barlow) has been killed off in the show.

List

Character	Actor	When they left
Dennis Tanner	Philip Lowrie	Ongoing
Ken Barlow	William Roache	Ongoing (On Hiatus from April 2013 onwards)
Albert Tatlock	Jack Howarth	1984
Elsie Tanner	Patricia Phoenix	1984
Annie Walker	Doris Speed	1983
Ena Sharples	Violet Carson	1980
Minnie Caldwell	Margot Bryant	1976
Lucille Hewitt	Jennifer Moss	1974
Jack Walker	Arthur Leslie	1970
David Barlow	Alan Rothwell	1968
Leonard Swindley	Arthur Lowe	1965
Florrie Lindley	Betty Alberge	1965
Concepta Riley	Doreen Keogh	1964 (recurring until 1975)
Harry Hewitt	Ivan Beavis	1964 (recurring until 1967)
Frank Barlow	Frank Pemberton	1964 (recurring until 1971)
Martha Longhurst	Lynne Carol	1964
Christine Hardman	Christine Hargreaves	1963
Esther Hayes	Daphne Oxenford	1962 (recurring until 1972)
Linda Cheveski	Anne Cunningham	1961 (recurring until 1984)
Ivan Cheveski	Ernst Walder	1961 (recurring until 1967)
Ida Barlow	Noel Dyson	1961

See also

• List of current characters